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Patent GB-190212971-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Driving Steering and Controlling Devices for Automobiles.
Inventor: EUDELIN MAURICE-AUGUSTE
Filed: 1902-06-06
Granted: 1903-05-28
Abstract: 12,971. Eudelin, M.-A. June 6. Motor road vehicles.- Comprises controlling- mechanism which allows all the driving, steering, and controlling members of the carriage - to be arranged on the steering-pillar, on which is also mounted an indicator to show the adjustment of the motor speed-regulating device. Fig. 1 shows the mechanism in side elevation, Fig. 2 a section of the upper part, and Fig. 3 a plan of the indicator. The apparatus comprises a central rod, two concentric tubes 2, 3, and a tubular standard 4 fixed to the floor. The rod 1 carries at its upper end a hand-wheel 6, and at its lower end a worm 7 meshing with a toothed sector through which the steering-wheels can be adjusted. The inner tube 2 carries at its upper end a set-lever 10, which can be locked in any one of three positions to a fixed sector 13, and at its lower end a conical toothed sector 15 gearing with another sector through which the reversing-mechanism can be adjusted. The outer tube 3 carries at its upper end a disc 18, and at its lower end a bevel-wheel 19, whereby the motor change-speed gear can be adjusted. The disc 18 has a spiral groove in its face by which an indicator sliding in a radial slot in the fixed sector 13 is actuated so as to show the state of adjustment of the speed-regulating apparatus. At one side of the standard 4 is a set-lever 26, for operating the motor connecting and disconnecting clutch, and on the same fulcrum is mounted a pedal 30 for applying the brakes of the rear wheels simultaneously with the uncoupling operation.
Patent GB-190214110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Overcoats or the like.
Inventor: SCHWARZ LOUIS
Filed: 1902-06-21
Granted: 1902-07-24
Abstract: 14,110. Schwarz, L. June 21. Attaching articles to wearing-apparel. -Overcoats, macintoshes, and the like are provided on the inner side with a band, ring, or the like I for the attachment of a stick or umbrella.
Patent GB-190220913-A (GB)
Title: Improvement in Means for Supplying Steam and the like to Water Softeners.
Inventor: BOBY WILLIAM
Filed: 1902-09-25
Granted: 1903-09-17
Abstract: 20,913. Boby, W. Sept. 25. Water, purifying and softening.-Relates to the class of water softeners which operate by means of heat derived from steam, or other heated gases, and especially to the machine known a s the Chevalet - B o b y " Heater - Detarta- "riser," in which steam is blown through the water contained in a series of trays, being admitted by a single inlet, and passing from the lowest tray upwards. According to the present invention, an additional inlet or inlets is or are provided, so that a portion of the steam can pass direct to one or more of the upper trays without first passing through the water in the trays below. Fig. 1 shows one form of the arrangement, h being the common inlet for the steam and 1 to 6 the trays. The connection formed by pipes a, a<1> and the valve b admits steam direct to the tray 3 either from the common inlet or other source, as shown at i. A similar connection, d, d<1>, d<2> admits steam to tray 6 or 5. Each of the trays may be supplied direct from the common inlet, or may have individual pipes and valves from some other source.
Patent GB-190221636-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Machinery for Rolling Tubes and Bars.
Inventor: SANDNER JOHANN
Filed: 1902-10-04
Granted: 1903-02-19
Abstract: 21,636. Sandner, J. Oct. 4. Rolling.-Ingots are rolled into tubes or bars by annular rolls or discs r, toothed externally and provided internally with a screw thread of graduallydiminishing depth. The rolls are driven by wheels c on shafts a, b, alternate rolls being driven from the same shaft. The rolls are held in place by :rollers m, n, and by discs d' on the shafts a, b, the rolls being " staggered laterally to present a more or less elliptical opening. The work is drawn through the rolls by the screw thread, the last roll or pair of rolls having plain openings to produce smooth work. A mandrel d is used when making tubes. The distance between the shafts a, b may be varied to vary the diameter of the work, and the variation may be effected gradually during rolling, to produce taper work.
Patent GB-190224460-A (GB)
Title: A Portable Bath or Bathing Sack.
Inventor: HERZ ADOLF
Filed: 1902-11-07
Granted: 1903-10-01
Abstract: 24,460. Herz, A. Nov. 7. Baths.-A sack a of waterproof material is so formed that it can be used as a portable bath. The bather, having poured in water, as shown in Fig. 1, enters the sack and draws it over him and secures the neck b by cords. The inside is provided with pockets for soap, sponges, towels, &c., and a light pr inspection opening e, closed by transparent material, may be formed in the wall of the sack. The foot is furnished with a discharge nozzle g, and this may be used to introduce steam or hot air by connecting it to a suitable generator. The bottom part of the sack may be formed of stiff material, and the sack may be bifurcated so that the bather may walk in it.
Patent GB-190226336-A (GB)
Title: Compartment Boxes and Drawers.
Inventor: MACDONALD JOHN KING
Filed: 1902-11-29
Granted: 1903-09-24
Abstract: 26,336. Croll, J., Macdonald, G., and Macdonald, A., (trustees of Macdonald, J. K.), [Singer Manufacturing Co.]. Nov. 29. Sewing - machine stands.-Wooden drawers and trays fitted to drawers for containing sewing-machine attachments are provided with a block 11, preferably of soft wood, in which shallow compartments 15 are formed by stamping. Deeper compartments 26 are formed by cutting away the edge of the block, and are partially filled, if necessary, by blocks 29. The block 11 may be moulded from plastic material. The surfaces of the compartments may be finished by coating with a liquid adhesive and applying a fibrous flock thereto, which forms a coating 30 resembling felt. A packing-pad 31 and an outside cover 32 are used. Fig. 6 shows the device fitted to a drawer, the sides 35 of the drawer forming also the sides of the partitioned receptacle.
Patent GB-190228217-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Sliding Bolt Fastenings.
Inventor: LONG CHARLES ERNEST
Filed: 1902-12-22
Granted: 1903-03-05
Abstract: 28,217. Long, C. E., and Irvine, J. C. Dec. 22. Sliding b o l t s ; locks, key.-A sliding bolt for doors &c. i s provided with a lock for securing it in the shot position. A box-like casing or housing 2 is made integral with or fixed to the plate 1, upon which is mounted in guides 3, 5 the bolt 4. Ta the bolt, or to a plate secured to the bolt, is fixed a key-operated lock 6 which, when the bolt is in the shot position, can be turned down to engage the casing 2. The casing acts as a protection against the forcing of the lock by means of tools. The upper part 11 of the casing 2 is curved and extended to protect the lock from the effects of the weather. The end 7 of the bolt is of elliptical &c. shape, and is shot through a corresponding hole in the staple 8 secured to the door frame. When the lock 6 is turned down to engage the casing 2, the end of the bolt is turned out of register with the hole in the staple. This construction adapts the bolt for use with sliding doors. The lock bolt is operated by a key, and engages a recess in the casing 2 to secure the bolt 4. The attachment screws for the plate 1 are covered by the bolt 4 so that they cannot be tampered with. In assembling the fastening, the plate is first secured in position and the bolt is then threaded through the guides and through a collar 9 on the lock. The lock is secured to the bolt by a screw &c. 10 passing through the collar and so arranged as to be inaccessible when the lock is turned into engagement with the casing.
Patent GB-190307614-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in connection with Slicing Machines and the like for the purpose of Sharpening the Knives.
Inventor: BERKEL WILHELMUS ADRIANUS VAN
Filed: 1903-04-01
Granted: 1904-02-25
Abstract: 7614. Berkel, W. A. van. April 1. Sharpening.-The circular knife j of a machine for slicing meat is sharpened by means attached to the machine itself. These consist of grinding pins or blocks r, Figs. 1 and 3, or rollers t, Fig. 5, carried by a piece q sliding on a bracket o fixed to the machine. The pins are pressed into action by a spring-actuated rod p. The knife j is rotated and simultaneously swung to and fro across the meat being sliced, by means of a handle f, on the swinging arm e pivoted at d. The meat is held and tilted forward on the table by a spiked plate bent down at its rear end. The knife is mounted on the arm e and carries a sprocket-wheel x connected by a chain i to the free-wheel h clutched to the pinion g running over the fixed rack c. In sharpening the knife in this machine, the arm e is swung to the left until the pinion g leaves the rack c and the arm is kept in this position by a pin. The knife is then turned by a handle inserted in the pole v and the grinding-pins r are pressed down into action. In the form of machine in which the axis of the knife is fixed and the table is movable, the knife is turned for grinding in the same way as it is turned for cutting. The pins have a squared part fitting into a slotted plate z and a round part above it. The acting face of the pin is altered by pressing the pin down against the spring s<1>, turning the pin, and then allowing it to spring back.
Patent GB-190308607-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Accumulator Plates.
Inventor: GONDRAND FRANCOIS
Filed: 1903-04-15
Granted: 1904-04-14
Abstract: 8607. Gondrand, F., and Celestre, I. April 15. Secondary batteries. -In building up an accumulator plate, two, three, four, &c thin strips a, Fig. 2, of lead are laid across one or more thinner strips b, and the two sets are then folded one over the other alternately. The piece so formed is placed in and soldered to a cell of a frame, as shown in Fig. 4, to form the plate. The strips b are slightly narrower than the thickness of the plate, and may be plain or corrugated, plain strips alternating with corrugated ones when more than one are employed.
Patent GB-190309568-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Caps or Closing Devices for Bottles and the like.
Inventor: NORTON EDWIN
Filed: 1903-04-28
Granted: 1903-06-04
Abstract: 9568. Norton, E. April 28. Stoppers; capsuling bottles &c.-Relates to a cap or stopper for bottles and similar vessels. A disc C, Fig. 3, of cork or similar material is held in a shallow metal cup or disc B, shown also in Fig. 6. A projecting tongue b<1> on the cup catches under the inclined or bevelled rim a surrounding the bottle mouth. The part B fits into a metal cap or sheath D, shown also in Fig. 7, the edges of which are pressed into the groove beneath the rim a, in order to receive the cover. A gap d' is formed in the sides of the sheath D opposite the tongue b<1>, and a channel d<3>, open at one end above the gap d', is stamped in the crown of the sheath D, to permit the insertion of a nail or other instrument for levering the cap from the bottle. The open end of the channel d<3> is, preferably, formed with a beading d<6>. The sheath D may be formed without the gap d'.
Patent GB-190309995-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Surgical and other Needles.
Inventor: NELSON JOHN ALLEN
Filed: 1903-05-02
Granted: 1903-06-18
Abstract: 9995. Nelson, J. A. Oct. 27, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Sewing-needles.-The eye 2, Fig. 1, of a needle for surgical and other use is formed some distance from the end, which is bored out longitudinally nearly up to the eye, leaving a bridge 4 interposed, as shown on an enlarged scale in Fig. 4. This bridge is grooved at the sides 5, to allow the thread, which has been passed through the eye, to enter the bored-out end without projecting beyond the diameter of the needle. The end is slotted through at the sides 6 to form spring jaws to grip the thread.
Patent GB-190313477-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Cylinders for Multi-color Printing
Inventor: WOJCIECHOWSKI JAKOB
Filed: 1903-06-16
Granted: 1903-08-20
Abstract: 13,477. Wojciechowski, J. June 16. Printing in several colours; printing-rollers.- Relates to printing - cylinders having printing- surfaces moved radially to clear all inking-rollers except those which apply the proper colour. On a shaft a are mounted end discs b carrying concentric cylinders d, e, the latter of which may carry the printing-surface for black, or other colour, inked by a roller f. The other colour printing-surfaces g are carried by bars h, between the cylinders d, e, and are movable in and out through openings in the cylinder e. The bars h are guided radially by pins p and sockets, and are pressed outwardly by springs i. Each inking-roller j, f has a pair of discs l, those of the different inking-rollers being in different vertical planes, and these discs bear on the bars h and press the surfaces g below the surface of the cylinder e, except when a surface g is passing its proper inking-rollerj. At this time the discs l engage grooves m in the bars h, and permit the surface to move outwardly to engage the roller j. The impression cylinder is provided with discs which engage the bars h, and press the surfaces g into coincidence with the surface of the cylinder e during the impression.
Patent GB-190314289-A (GB)
Title: A New or Improved Arrangement of Apparatus for Enabling the Movement of Ships and Boats when at Full Speed to be Reduced or Stopped, when desired.
Inventor: VILLETTE EUGENE PAUL ALFRED
Filed: 1903-06-27
Granted: 1903-07-30
Abstract: 14,289. Villette, E. P. A. June 27. Stopping way.-Hinged plates P, arranged in sets, as shown in Fig. 1, are pushed out more or less at right-angles to the central line of the vessel to check or stop the vessel by the apparatus shown in Fig. 2, which may be worked by hand, steam, or other power from one point. Provision is made for working all or some of the plates.
Patent GB-190317110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Machines for the Manufacture of Glass Bottles and the like.
Inventor: FORSTER JOHN
Filed: 1903-08-06
Granted: 1904-07-21
Abstract: 17,110. Forster, J. Aug. 6. Botlle &c. necks, making.-Relates to a means of automatically forming a screw thread in the neck of a glass bottle or the like, and is particularly applicable to the machine described in Specification No. 24,927, A.D. 1901, [Abridgment Class Glass]. Two arms A' of a carrier A are each provided with a screw plug B, which is fitted with a gland plug B<2> and a second screw plug B<3>, the latter having secured to it a neck mould C, which is provided with a lining C<1> to suit the shape of the upper part of the finished bottle neck. Bolted to the carrier A is a bracket D, having a threaded square bush E to receive a screw portion F<1> of a mandrel F, which carries at each end a neck-forming tap G. The bracket is also recessed at its enlarged end to form a bearing for an enlarged end J<1> of a shaft J, the other end of which is adjustably secured to a fixed standard K. This shaft carries a fixed bavelwheel J<2>, which gears with a bevel-wheel J<3> loosely carried by a bracket J', which is bolted to the end of the bracket D, the wheel J<3> having secured to it a spur-wheel J<5>, which gears with a spur-wheel H on the mandrel F. In operation, as the carrier A, and consequently the bracket D, revolves, the fixed bevel-wheel J<2> turns the wheel J<3>, causing the mandrel F to rotate as well as to move longitudinally, so that one tap G is inserted in, and the other one withdrawn from, the corresponding neck mould C. Each of the latter, preferably, works in conjunction with a measuring-mould which is secured to, and rotates with, the carrier A, so that the upper measuring and neck moulds, after having been filled with molten glass, are brought into the lower position where the measuring-mould is opened and replaced by a finishing-mould, compressed air for the blowing-operation in the finishing-mould being supplied to whichever arm A<1> is in the lower position through a pipe A' into a passage A<3>. A spring catch or other device is provided to stop the rotation of the carrier A at any desired point.
Patent GB-190320517-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with the Fixing of Pulleys, Electric Wires and such like to Ceilings
Inventor: MCCALLUM COLIN
Filed: 1903-09-24
Granted: 1904-08-11
Abstract: 20,517. McCallum, C., and McGruther, J. Sept. 24. Supporting lamps.-Indicators for showing the position of joists, to facilitate the attachment of electric fittings, are formed of metal dome or cup pieces A, provided with indicator points B, and are screwed to the lath and plaster or joists by countersunk screws D. The ceiling may be finished level with the face of the indicator points B. Holes G, H are left for the passage of wires.
Patent GB-190320600-A (GB)
Title: An Improvement in or connected with Plug Cocks.
Inventor: HARRIS WILLIAM PLOMER
Filed: 1903-09-25
Granted: 1904-08-25
Abstract: 20,600. Harris, W. P. Sept. 25. Hose, connecting to taps &c. - Relates to cocks, such as that described in Specification No. 9793, A.D. 1891, [Abridgment Class Stoppering &c.], for racking-off beer or other liquids into casks or barrels, or for filling bottles, or for water supply, or those made for the attachment of a hose pipe, and consists of means for ensuring a perfectly-tight joint when the outlet of the cock is inserted into the bunghole of the cask &c. Fig. 1 shows the invention applied to a racking- cock, in which the inlet, outlet, and venting passages are all of ordinary construction. The lower end 9 of the outlet pipe is, however, provided with an india-ruhher sleeve 12, which is fitted between the undercut ends of a fixed collar 14 and a movable, slightly-tapered collar 15. Above the latter is a nut 17 which engages with threads or inclines 20 on the lower cap of the cock, this nut, which is fitted with a handle 18, being preferably made witb an upwardly-extending portion 23 to engage with a corresponding part 24 on the body of the cock so as to protect the screw threads 20. After the cock has been inserted into the cask with the sleeve 12 in the bush 13 of the bungbole, the handle 18 is turned to force the collar 15 downwards and cause it to expand the sleeve 12, so that, when the cock is opened, the liquid will run into and fill the cask without any leakage at the bunghole. The invention can also be applied to a tun-dish racking-conk, the lower portion of the outer body of which is threaded to receive the nut 17.
Patent GB-190321917-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Boiler Valves.
Inventor: IRMER PAUL
Filed: 1903-10-12
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 21,917. Irmer, P. Oct. 12. Lift valves; plug cocks; seats; removal from vessels, facilitating.- Valves for boilers are constructed to obviate the necessity of stopping the boiler for refacing or replacing the seats, by forming the seat in a tapered plug, as shown at h, Fig. 1, contained in a hollow plug b fitted into and retained in the casing in the ordinary way. In use, the valve l is operated as usual. When the valve needs refacing or reseating, the plug b is turned to close the passage through the cock, when the valve l and inner plug h may be removed. The inner plug h is retained in position in the outer plug b by the screwed cover i. A screw o may be used in releasing the inner plug.
Patent GB-190401444-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Boots and Shoes
Inventor: MARSTON DAVID WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-01-20
Granted: 1904-03-17
Abstract: 1444. Marston, D. W. Jan. 20. Boot fastenings.-Fig. 3 shows a boot, opening in the front, and having the front edges a<4>, a<5> of the upper overlapping. A strap E is sewn at one end to the front edge a<4>, passed through elongated eyelet holes D<1>, D on either side of the opening, and thence around the ankle through one or more loops on the back and fastened by a buckle F. For cycling shoes, the strap is shortened and not wound around the ankle.
Patent GB-190403776-A (GB)
Title: Improved Process for the Simultaneous Preparation and Purification of Hydrate of Aluminium.
Inventor: BOULT ALFRED JULIUS
Filed: 1904-02-15
Granted: 1905-02-15
Abstract: 3776. Boult, A. J., [Soc. Romana Solfati]. Feb. 15. Aluminium hydrate.-To obtain pure aluminium hydrate, free from iron, silica, arsenic, &c., aluminious minerals, such as leucite, are treated with sulphuric acid, and the potash alum or other salt formed is crystallized out. The crystals are removed, and a solution thereof treated with ammonium carbonate. The following reaction occurs:- The aluminium hydrate precipitates and is collected. The remaining solution is evaporated and the potassium and ammonium sulphates crystallized out. These may be separated from each other by known methods. The ammonium sulphate may be decomposed by lime to obtain ammonia for re-use in the process ; or impure ammoniacal solution or ammonium sulphate may be used to replace the pure ammonium sulphate withdrawn from the process, a fresh quantity of pure ammonium sulphate being obtained at the end of each series of operations.
Patent GB-190409622-A (GB)
Title: Incandescent Mantle.
Inventor: CROSSLEY EDITH
Filed: 1904-04-27
Granted: 1905-03-02
Abstract: 9622. Crossley, E. April 27. Incandescent gas lamps.-Mantles are hardened by dipping in hydrochloric acid and then baking for 24 hours. To give them greater strength, they are afterwards dipped in a solution of platinum, such as bichloride of platinum, to which a dye, such as chrysoidine, has been added.
Patent GB-190413391-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Night-latches for the Purpose of Enabling them to be Adapted for use either Right or Left Hand, as Required.
Inventor: ILLIDGE ARTHUR
Filed: 1904-06-14
Granted: 1905-04-20
Abstract: 13,391. Illidge, A. June 14. Locks, key latches.-Night latches, in which a secondary bolt is used for operation and rocking from the outside, are rendered reversible by the addition of a lever with a notched slot or a set of these levers. The latching-bolt A, Figs. 1 and 2, is provided with abutments c, c<1>, between which is a slider C, the shank h of which fits, so as to allow of adjustment endways, in the hollow stump g which is attached to the secondary sliding bolt F, Fig. 3. To withdraw the latch from the outside, the key operates the gating f, sliding back the bolt F, after releasing the stump m on the latter from the notch j<1> of the slotted lever or levers G. The stump m cannot be withdrawn as far as the notch j<2>. To lock the latch in its outward position, the bolt G is shot forwards, by engagement of the key with the gating f<1>, until the stump m engages with the notch j<3> and the slider C is brought into contact with the abutment c. When used reversehanded, the latch is reversed, but the locking- mechanism outside the door remains upright, the stump m now engaging the notch j<2> in the locking- position. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 show the application to a latch which is withdrawn by the follower H actuated by a spindle K operated directly by the key, as shown in Fig. 10, or through the medium of a sliding bolt and crank piece g<1>, Figs. 6 and 7. When locking from outside is not desired, the two notches j<2>, j<3> are dispensed with, as shown in Fig. 10.
Patent GB-190416505-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Vehicle Wheels
Inventor: BECKERS THEODOR
Filed: 1904-07-26
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 16,505. Beckers, T. July 26. Spring wheels; tyres, elastic other than pneumatic. -Wheels are constructed with concentric rims a, b, held apart by helical springs d, and connected together by crossed links e<1>, e', Fig. 3, pivoted to each other at e<3>. To limit the tangential relative motion between the rims, and to prevent lateral displacement, one end of each link is pivoted to one of the rims, the other end being slotted to engage a pin f fixed to the other rim.